BIG Steps for Aubree...and Brock

Have we finally come up with a medication combo to make our baby girl feel better???????
I am praying we have...and the past two days haven't just been a fluke.










Here's the run-down on our little Aubree...
* fussy from day 1!
* diagnosed as colic at 2 months
* ALWAYS spitting up and STILL very fussy (the hurt cry...not just the fussy to fuss cry)
* at 3 months, start Zantac to see if the problem is reflux
* Zantac works really well! Zantac is the first class of medications usually prescribed for reflux; an H2 Blockers which decrease acid production in the stomach.
* between 4-5 months, Zantax stops working
* ditch Zantax, start Prevacid (which I am still fighting with the insurance company to cover) Prevacid is the second class of medications...it is a proton pump inhibitor which is designed to block the stomach from producing acid.
* STILL fussy, spitting up, and now have a rash breaking out on her little head (causing her to claw at her head constantly, leaving scrapes & scabs all over)
* begin testing for various food allergies. Thankfully, they came back negative, but that still leaves us with no solution. :(
* begin Reglan which is a prokinetic agent. it is designed to cause the stomach’s contents to exit more quickly into the intestines...leaving less time for it to come back up!
* at this time, our pediatrician has referred us to an Infant GI Specialist and we have that appointment next week

OK...so if you followed all that, you will likely understand these last few months have been nothing but a whirlwind of frustration, no sleep and a very SAD & hurting baby girl!

Well, the last two days, we've seen a good improvement in Aubree! Even her teachers at school today said that she was only fussy when she was getting tired, she didn't spit up nearly as much today, and she was overall HAPPIER!!

Gracious God,
You have given us many healing remedies
that are a benefit to us when we are sick.
Through the miraculous intercession of St. Anthony,
we ask Your blessing upon the medication prescribed for
Aubree so that she may experience healing,
and be restored to full health in mind and body.

Amen.

Now, all the focus can't be on the baby! ;) Brock is very excited that he has moved up in the world to an even BIGGER BIG BOY BED! And company is now excited that we have a good place for them to stay when they're in town! Brock's bed and bedding is an early birthday present for my BIG (nearly) FOUR YEAR OLD!!

"Around the lake, past the christmas trees, past the bears, to the X!"